Grass_Hopper 18263 Report post Posted November 24, 2015 Just received my daughter's Winter Survival Camp confirmation. Will be held 3 weeks, in January, on Valcartier's military base, and the theme is ''How to piss a parent off'', or ''How to make us worry even more'' ... I have no doubt she will have a lot of fun during this ''working vacation'', but I still very worried. I know I have to let her go. She's getting closer and closer from her military career (she wants to be a MP), but I think 14 yo is still to young to be in a war context. This is her 3rd WSC, and I have worried every time - mostly because of hypothermia. But this camp is different. I do not worry about frostbites, this time... Anyways, gotta go and get her duffy ready... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hondius 1151 Report post Posted November 26, 2015 Noooooooooo!!!!!! Not a meathead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog01 30280 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 No worries. She has two previous exercises under her belt. Apart from learning to live in a cold harsh environment, she is learning discipline and how to work with others, all good traits to build a young lady's character. Good on her and on you for you supporting her independence. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grass_Hopper 18263 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 No worries. She has two previous exercises under her belt. Apart from learning to live in a cold harsh environment, she is learning discipline and how to work with others, all good traits to build a young lady's character.Good on her and on you for you supporting her independence. I guess so. She has a lot of leadership, and is extremely cold blooded. But it's desperate people, and desperate people tend to do desperate actions... We are talking about Cadets, kids, in real life. I suppose I'm starting to feel like an old army mom... ;) Better get used to it... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 Winter affects everyone especially in Canada Learning winter survival skills very useful for anyone who lives in a cold climate. I'm sure she's taught skills like how to avoid hypothermia and frostbite, things that I'm sure you are worried about. Courses like this teaches a person winter and the cold is to be respected, but not feared A morning rambling RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grass_Hopper 18263 Report post Posted November 28, 2015 Thank you, but what I meant was that she was going there to work... I don't know what they are going to do, but I know she's not going there to learn how to make a fire. She'll get paid, wich is fine. My worries goes towards contact with the refugies. We don't know exactly if contact is allowed (wich would be surprising), but as said before, desperate people tends to do desperate things... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
